The Applicants were a Congolese family who sought asylum in Ireland in April 2007. EC and BBN were husband and wife, NOC, their son. The claimed refugee status in Ireland on the grounds of political persecution in the Congo. BBN had fled to Belgium in 2005 and claimed asylum there, only to withdraw her claim when she believed it was … Read More
EC & NOC (a minor) v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Refugee Applications Commissioner; and BBN v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Refugee Applications Commissioner,
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Refugee Applications Commissioner |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2010] IEHC 304 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 23 Jul 2010 |
| Judge: | Cooke J |
| Category: | EU Treaty Rights |
| Keywords: | EU Treaty Rights, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Congo |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/2148a83f-1823-4ff0-945c-48e08dfc8804/2010_IEHC_304_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |